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Last update: 11 hours agoData Center Backlash: In Utah, protesters packed a county meeting after commissioners approved the “Stratos Project,” a massive 40,000-acre AI data center plan tied to 9 gigawatts of power and major water and emissions concerns—an early warning flare for how Illinois may face similar fights as the data-center boom accelerates. Illinois Pushback: In Joliet, advocates and lawmakers are urging the POWER Act to add guardrails on energy costs, water strain, air quality, and emissions from a newly approved 795-acre AI data center near Chicagoland Speedway. Clean Energy on the Ground: In Grayslake, Medline unveiled a completed 5.2-megawatt solar installation at its distribution center, adding thousands of panels and boosting renewable output for healthcare logistics. School Health & Staffing: Chicago Public Schools cut nearly 500 custodian jobs last summer, and staff and principals say cleaning shortfalls are leaving buildings dirtier. Health Tech & Equity: SEQUINS highlighted Gretchen Birbeck’s decades of epilepsy work in Zambia, while Chicago’s AAN meeting spotlighted telehealth tools for Parkinson’s and dementia monitoring.
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